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2 Sheets-Sheet 1. J. J. G. C. SCHMIDT.

GHART POR LAYNG OUT PATTERNS.

Patented Oct. 6,1885.

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No. 327,725. Patented Oct. 6, 1885.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN J. G'. C. SCHMIDT, OF NFV YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO RICHARD W.BEYRIOH, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CHART FOR LAYING OUT PATTERNS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 327,725, dated October6,1885.

Application filed April 24, 1885. Serial No. 163,346. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JoHNJ. G. C. SCHMIDT, of the city and county of NewYork,in the State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Charts for Laying Out Patterns for Dress-Vaists and otherArticles of fearing-Apparel, of whichl the following isa specification.

The invention is more particularly intended for laying outpatterns fordress-waists and other tightly-fitting garments for ladies and children.

My invention consists in a chart for laying out patterns for garmentshaving several series of holes or perforations arranged substantially ashereinafter described, and also having other perforations indicating theposition of gores, the holes inthe several series being designatedcorresponding tigures indicating the bustmeasure for which each hole orperforation is intended.

In the accompanying drawings I have represented the charts which arenecessary to lay out patterns for a basque for children and ladiesvarying from twenty-live inches to forty-six inches bust-measurements.

Figure 1 represents the chart which is employed to lay out the front andside portions, and Fig. 2 represents the chart which is employed to layout the back portions of the garment. In these figures I haverepresented by full lines one pattern which may be laid out from thechart, and in Fig. l I have represented by dotted lines portions ofother patterns which may be laid out from the chart, and which betterillustrate the great range in size of patterns which may be laid out bythe use of the chart.

Referring first to Fig. LA designates the pattern for the front portionof the basque. To adapt the chart for laying out this pattern it isprovided with several series of holes designated by the letters B B B2B3 B4 B5BG BT BS. These several series of holes have upon them iiguresrepresenting the bust-measure for which the several holes are intended.In some cases two or more figures are employed to designate the samehole, because the variations at that point between the bust-measures ofdifferent sizes will be so very slight as not to be noticeable. Forexample, in the series of holes BB the same hole is designated by thefigures 2S, 29, and 30, and another hole is designated by the figures40, 41, 42, and 43.

To lay out a pattern from this chart itis only necessary to take thebust of the person, and then after laying the chart over the paper fromwhich the pattern is to be made mark through the holes in the chartwhich are designated by figures indicating the bust-measure, and thendraw lines between these several holes to give the outline ofthepattern. For example, the pattern A is supposed to be for a personhaving a thirtysiX-inch bust-measure. After the chart is laid on thepaper the paper is marked through all the holes which are designated bythe figures 36 in the several series, and then full lines a are drawnbetween these holes 36 in the several series, as shown in Fig. 1. Thepaper may be then cut along these lines, and a pattern will then beobtained adapted for a person of thirty-siX-ineh bust-measure.

By the dotted lines a ai c3 in Fig. l I have represented portions ofother patterns for different bnst-measures which can be formed by theuse of this chart. For example, if the bustoneasure were forty-fiveinches the neck and arm-hole portions of the pattern will be cut on thedottedlinesa. If thebust-measure were twenty-seven inches, the neck andarmhole portions of the pattern will be cut upon the dotted lines a2,and if the bustmeasure were thirty-three inches the neck and arnrholeportions of the pattern will be eut upon the dotted line a.

For sufficiently varying the size of the waist when not normal with thebust-measure, gores may be formed in the pattern, as indicated at b,Fig. l, and the chart has holes or perforations 2t, through which thepaper for the pattern may be marked in order to properly locate thesegores in the pattern.

A', Fig. l, designates the side portion of the pattern,which may be laidout from the chart. To adapt the chart the pattern, it isprovided withseries of holes C C C C3 CAt G5. Thirty-six inches being thebust-measure desired, the paper for the pattern is marked through theholes 3G, and lines a are then drawn connecting those marks. The

for forming this portion of IOC 5 nieasu re.

In Fig. 2 I have represented the chart for laying out the patternportions A A3 for the back of the garment. To adapt the chart forlaying` out the pattern portion A2, it is provided With series of holesD D'D2 D3 D"t D5 D6 DT D8. v

The bust-measure being thirtysix inches, the paper for the pattern ismarked through all the holes 36 in the several series, and the lines aare drawn connecting these holes inthe several series and giving theoutline of the pattern. To adapt the chart for laying out the patternportion Aithas series of holes E E l2 E3 E4 E5 EG. The bust-measurebeing thirty-six inches, the paper for the pattern is marked through theholes designated by the figures 36 in all the series, and the lines aconnecting these holes indicate the outlines for the pattern.

The pattern7 as shown in full in the drawings, is intended for a basque;but if the several portions of the pattern are only produced doWn to thedottedline c (shown in all the portions A A A2 A3) apattern would beprovided for a dress-waist. AS will be understood from the previousdescription, the several series of holes or perforations in the chartare so arranged that it is only necessary to take the bust-measure of aperson, and by the arrangement of the chart the several portions of apattern of a garment may be laid out. To adapt the chart for such usethe holes or perfor-ations of the several series must be designated byletters or gures Whichindicate the bust-measure for which each hole isintended.

What I claim as my invention7 and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The chart for laying out patterns for garments, having several series ofholes or perforations, as herein described7 and also having otherperforations, di, indicating the position of gores, the holes in theseveral series being designated by corresponding gures indicating thebust-measure for which each hole is intended, whereby provision isafforded for laying out a pattern after obtaining .the bustmeasure only,substantially as herein set forth.

JOHN J. Gr. C. SCHMIDT.

